At seven o'clock in the evening, at Saint Hall Top Mountain Number Nine Chinese Villa Estate.
As Jin Xiuwen and He Chengping, Xue Jianchao and Lin Yanan, as well as Jiang Peipei and Huang Yuqing who had just finished school and work, arrived one after another at Wan Yunting's new home, they were strolling through his new home's one-acre garden.
Since the new house did not have a nanny, Wan Yunting had called Deyue Tower to have a table of dishes delivered. Therefore, Wan Yunting set up a long dining table on the lawn in the backyard garden. Everyone would have dinner there tonight.
Fang Yanxi had arrived much earlier. She was very happy to see Jiang Peipei, Huang Yuqing, and Lin Yanan arrive, and she was pulling them to sit and chat on the garden's leisure chairs.
"Peipei, what's wrong?"
Fang Yanxi noticed Jiang Peipei's unnatural expression and asked with concern.
"Ah, no... nothing..."
Jiang Peipei appeared flustered, looking like she had something to hide.
Originally, when Wan Yunting called in the afternoon, she didn't want to come, but Huang Yuqing had dragged her along, saying it was to avoid making Fang Yanxi suspicious.
However, when she truly faced Fang Yanxi, Jiang Peipei felt very flustered, thinking she had done something wrong and couldn't face Fang Yanxi.
"Are you feeling unwell? You don't seem in the right state," Fang Yanxi asked with concern, unaware of her relationship with the man.
This made Jiang Peipei feel even more guilty and uneasy. She shook her head awkwardly, forcing a smile, "No... no, perhaps I'm just a bit tired from teaching students basketball this afternoon..."
Fang Yanxi nodded, not thinking much of it. "As a basketball teacher, you just need to guide the students on how to play, you don't need to play with them every day."
Huang Yuqing chimed in, changing the subject, "She just loves playing with the students. By the way, Yanxi, did Yun Ting mention you went to America recently?"
"Yes."
Fang Yanxi nodded and smiled, "The company sent me over to take over business, so I went on a business trip for a few days."
"You are now the CEO of Chaoting Group, and your career is developing better and better," Huang Yuqing said with a smile. "Unlike us, who are still treading water."
These words made Fang Yanxi a little embarrassed. She smiled, "Actually, I'm quite envious of you and Peipei being teachers. You don't have that much pressure; it's enough to teach students well."
"Oh, you two should quickly find a rich man to marry,"
Lin Yanan gave Jiang Peipei and Huang Yuqing a look. She was a full-time housewife now, taking care of the children at home carefree.
Huang Yuqing and Jiang Peipei exchanged glances and smiled, "Yanan, not everyone can marry a good husband like you did. If there's anyone we envy the most, it's you."
Fang Yanxi also agreed with a smile. Lin Yanan said, "In my opinion, Old Guan is quite good. Yuqing, didn't you have a crush on him back then? Why not take this opportunity to rekindle your old feelings and pursue him?"
This made Fang Yanxi look at Huang Yuqing with her beautiful eyes and tease, "I think he's quite good."
"Oh you guys, why are you bringing me into this?"
Huang Yuqing waved her hands, giving them a look, and smiled, "I did like him in college, but he liked someone else!"
"Oh, I know..."
Lin Yanan and Huang Yuqing both smirked, casting glances at Fang Yanxi, making her a little embarrassed. "It's all in the past, stop joking around."
"Indeed, who asked you to be the campus belle back in college? Your desk was stuffed with love letters every day. I don't know if Old Wan knows about this," Lin Yanan teased with a sly smile.
"Tsk, Yanan, don't bring that up. You guys received quite a few letters too," Fang Yanxi lightly tapped Lin Yanan's fragrant shoulder, scolding her with a smile.
"Hehe, we didn't receive as many pursuit letters as you, our campus belle..."
With Lin Yanan and Huang Yuqing teasing her, Jiang Peipei, who had been feeling flustered and unnatural, felt much more at ease. However, when facing Fang Yanxi, she still felt guilty.
"Why hasn't Old Guan arrived yet?"
Jin Xiuwen, Xue Jianchao, and He Chengping, after touring the villa's basement, asked.
Fang Yanxi checked the time; it was already 7:40 PM. "He should be here soon. Yun Ting, why don't you give him a call?"
"Alright, I'll call..."
Wan Yunting took out his phone and was about to call when he heard the sound of a motorcycle horn from outside and smiled, "He's here."
As the villa gate automatically opened, Guan Hongyu was seen slowly riding in on his Harley motorcycle, dressed in work clothes. He stopped at the entrance and parked his motorcycle, took off his helmet, shook his hair, and Wan Yunting, watching him from the garden, narrowed his eyes before smiling and calling out, "Old Guan, over here."
Guan Hongyu placed his helmet on the motorcycle seat, then smiled and walked towards Wan Yunting and Jin Xiuwen. "Congratulations, Yun Ting, on your new house."
"Thank you, thank you..."
Wan Yunting greeted him with a smile. "I invited everyone over tonight for a good meal and drinks."
He Chengping said with a smile, "We just took a look. His basement wine cellar has a lot of red wine and vintage Maotai."
"Tsk, you clueless guy, hurry up and go get some."
Jin Xiuwen gave him a look, and he, Xue Jianchao, and the other two immediately returned to the villa's basement wine cellar to fetch the wine. These were all good wines left by the previous owner.
Wan Yunting was naturally generous and wouldn't begrudge the wine. He called out to Fang Yanxi and the others, "Come and eat..."
"Okay, let's go..."
Fang Yanxi got up, and Huang Yuqing, Jiang Peipei, and Lin Yanan also got up to join them. Everyone greeted Guan Hongyu and came to the long dining table in the garden. Looking at the table full of dishes ordered by Wan Yunting, Jin Xiuwen, Xue Jianchao, and He Chengping soon arrived, each carrying two bottles of wine, both red and white. "Whoever doesn't get drunk tonight doesn't leave this place!"
Lin Yanan gave him a look. "What if we do get drunk?"
Jin Xiuwen laughed heartily, "Then you can sleep here. Anyway, Wan's house is big, there are plenty of rooms for you to sleep in. But one thing, everyone must get drunk tonight."
Seeing his arrogant and overbearing demeanor made Fang Yanxi, Huang Yuqing, and the others laugh. Wan Yunting handed out bowls and chopsticks to everyone and said with a smile, "Old Jin, don't be so arrogant. Be careful, you might be the first one to pass out."
"Bring it on."
Jin Xiuwen directly opened a bottle of Maotai, stood there, and challenged Wan Yunting and Guan Hongyu, "Whoever passes out first is a grandson."
"Get him..."
He Chengping and Xue Jianchao immediately got excited. They opened wine bottles, serving red wine to the women and white wine to the men. Without even taking a bite of food, Jin Xiuwen downed a whole glass of white wine.
"Old Guan, listen to him. If you get drunk, you can sleep at my place."
Wan Yunting poured wine for Guan Hongyu and said with a smile, "We must get drunk tonight!"
"Okay."
Guan Hongyu raised his glass. Wan Yunting smiled and immediately stood up to shout, "I'll toast everyone first to thank you all for coming to celebrate my housewarming."
"Come..."
Fang Yanxi, Huang Yuqing, Jiang Peipei, and Lin Yanan, as well as Guan Hongyu, Jin Xiuwen, Xue Jianchao, and He Chengping, all finished the wine in their glasses with Wan Yunting. Then they sat down, eating and chatting happily about embarrassing stories from their university days.
Guan Hongyu was a man of few words. Apart from drinking a toast with Wan Yunting at the beginning, he spent the rest of the time quietly eating. However, his gaze occasionally lifted to look at Fang Yanxi, who was sitting opposite him.
The woman naturally felt his gaze. Every time their eyes accidentally met, Guan Hongyu would smile.
However, this smile gave Fang Yanxi a strange sense of tension, making her afraid to meet Guan Hongyu's eyes.